The Best of the Big Bands

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Fatbox reissue. 1.7 still listed as "American Patrol (3:37)".

Tracklist

1▼CD: Glenn Miller Orch.
#TitleArtistLength
1Little Brown Jug
recording of:
Little Brown Jug (arr. Finegan 1939)
writer:
Joseph Eastburn Winner (in 1868)
arranger:
John Wasson and Bill Finegan (in 1939)
arrangement of:
Little Brown Jug
Glenn Miller Orchestra3:03
2Pennsylvania 6–5000
recording of:
Pennsylvania 6‒5000 (PEnnsylvania 6‒5000)
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
Jerry Gray
written at:
Hotel Pennsylvania in New York, New York, United States (in 1940)
Glenn Miller Orchestra3:15
3Chattanooga Choo Choo
recording of:
Chattanooga Choo Choo
lyricist:
Mack Gordon (in 1941)
composer:
Harry Warren (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Glenn Miller Orchestra2:28
4String of Pearls
recording of:
A String of Pearls
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Jerry Gray
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Scarsdale Music
Glenn Miller Orchestra2:58
5In the Mood
recording of:
In the Mood
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Wingy Manone
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein and Co. Limited and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Glenn Miller Orchestra3:20
6Sunrise Serenade
recording of:
Sunrise Serenade
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (in 1939)
composer:
Frankie Carle (in 1939)
Glenn Miller Orchestra3:17
7Johnson Rag
recording of:
Johnson Rag
composer:
Guy Hall, Henry Kleinkauf and Jack Lawrence
publisher:
Robbins Music
Glenn Miller Orchestra3:37
8Kalamazoo
recording of:
(I’ve Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Glenn Miller Orchestra2:41
9Bugle Call Rag
recording of:
Bugle Call Rag
composer:
Billy Meyers, Jack Pettis and Elmer Schoebel
Glenn Miller Orchestra2:37
10Anvil Chorus
recording of:
Anvil Chorus (arr. Gray for big band)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
arranger:
Jerry Gray
arrangement of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari) (“Anvil Chorus”)
Glenn Miller Orchestra3:53
11Tuxedo Junction
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-02-05)
recording of:
Tuxedo Junction (on 1940-02-08)
lyricist:
Buddy Feyne
writer:
Dash, Feyne, Hawkins and Johnson
composer:
Bill Johnson, Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne and Erskine Hawkins
instrumental recording of:
Tuxedo Junction
lyricist:
Buddy Feyne
writer:
Dash, Feyne, Hawkins and Johnson
composer:
Bill Johnson, Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne and Erskine Hawkins
Glenn Miller Orchestra3:31
12Serenade in Blue
recording of:
Serenade in Blue
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc.
Glenn Miller Orchestra2:11
2▶CD: Benny Goodman Orch.
3▶CD: Glenn Miller Orch. / Duke Ellington / Benny Goodman Orch. / Count Basie / Woody Herman

Credits

Release

manufactured in:United States
printed in:Canada
manufactured by and distributed by:Madacy Special Products
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Madacy Music Group, Inc. (in 2002)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6166950 [info]